Arsenal beat Tottenham to sign Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace | OneFootball

On Saturday, Arsenal announced the signing of midfielder Eberechi Eze, from Crystal Palace. The 27-year-old Englishman has signed a long-term contract and will be the new number 10 for the Gunners.

According to English media reports, Tottenham, Arsenal's biggest rival, had everything set to sign the player. However, Mikel Arteta's team pursued Eberechi Eze in the last week and intercepted the deal.

The London club paid approximately R$ 440 million plus bonuses to Crystal Palace to finalize the arrival of the midfielder, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.

"We are absolutely delighted to bring Eberechi to Arsenal. He is a powerful and exciting player, who will bring a new dimension to our offensive game. What stands out as much as his talent and intelligence as a player is how hard he has worked throughout his career to get where he is today. His trajectory, his mindset, and his ambition are exactly what we want in our team, and we love how much it means to him and his family to join our club. We are all looking forward to starting to work with Eberechi soon," Mikel Arteta celebrated on the Arsenal website.

Eberechi Eze was introduced to the fans at Emirates Stadium before the match between Arsenal and Leeds United, this Saturday, for the second round of the English Championship. The midfielder went through the club's youth categories as a child and stayed until he was 13 years old.

Eberechi Eze's Career

Revealed by Queens Park Rangers, Eberechi Eze also went through a loan period at Wycombe Wanderers, before being signed by Crystal Palace, in August 2020. For the English club, he played 169 games, scored 40 goals and gave 28 assists.

Last season, Eze scored 14 times and gave 11 assists, in 43 games played. In addition, he scored the title-winning goal for Crystal Palace in the victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup final, by 1-0, at Wembley.

This was the first top-tier title in the club's history. At the beginning of this season, Eberechi Eze also started in the conquest of the English Super Cup over Liverpool, on penalties.

With the England national team jersey, the midfielder has already played 12 matches and scored one goal.

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